ITALIAN baritone Bruno Caproni and pianist Julian Evans will perform at the next International Music Recital at Belmont Parish Hall, Broomside Lane, Belmont, Durham, on Thursday, December 19, at 3.30pm. They will perform rousing operatic arias and songs, plus virtuoso operatic transcriptions. Tickets are £7. To book, call 0191-384-8348 or visit belmontparishhall.org.uk

VICTORIAN CAROLS: St Cuthbert’s Church, on North Road, Durham, will host a Victorian Carol Service followed by seasonal refreshments on Sunday, December 15, at 4pm. All are welcome.

BRASSY CHRISTMAS: Emmanuel Church Durham will host a Carol Service featuring Aycliffe and Brancepeth Brass Band on Sunday, December 15, at 5pm. The service will be held at The Durham Centre, on Belmont Industrial Estate, Durham. All are welcome. Mulled wine and mince pies will be served.

CIVIC SERVICE: Councillor Pauline Charlton, the Mayor of Durham and chairman of Durham County Council, will hold a civic carol service at St Nicholas’ Church, Durham Market Place, on Tuesday, December 10, at 6.30pm. All are welcome. Mince pies will be served afterwards.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: St Andrew’s Methodist Church, in Coxhoe, near Durham, will stage its seventh annual memorial service for those who have lost a loved one and want to remember them at Christmas on Tuesday, December 10, at 7pm. It will be conducted by the church’s minister, Rev Christopher Wood-Archer.